Annual subscriptions to the new service will cost $74.99, or you can choose to pay $7.99 a month. Even better, if you subscribe before the channel launches this fall, then they will throw in an additional three months free, making it $74.99 for the first 15 months. That compares reasonably well with the other major streaming services currently available. Let us take a look at the current plans for the other streamers.

CBS ALL ACCESS

Going by the most popular plans for each of the services, then DC Universe is clearly trying to hit that sweet spot where they are the same price as Hulu’s limited commercial plan and cheaper than both Netflix’s standard plan and Amazon Prime. They’re more expensive than CBS All Access’ limited commercial plan, though. However, they have not officially announced whether DC Universe will be commercial-free or not, but the fact that they are silent on the issue would seem to suggest that it will be commercial-free, which would differentiate it from CBS All Access’ limited commercial plan.

There are two major factors, though, that can make it a difficult comparison to make between the services.